Breastfeeding

Christian Lindqvist
Yu Jin Kil

Review Guide

1. What is breastfeeding?
* Feeding a child with human breast milk
2. What is powdered milk?
* Dehydrated milk
3. What ispasteurization?
* Pasteurization relies on the principle that most harmful bacteria can be killed by heat. The most effective way to kill bacteria is boiling, but this compromises the flavor of theliquid. 
4. What is the function of antibodies in our bodies?
* The function of antibodies in our body is that they kill bacteria that enters our body. These are proteins that can be found in ourblood and they detect bacteria and virus. They fight this viruses and bacteria.
5. What does it mean to be "exclusively breastfed"?
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6. Effects of high cholesterol levels and high bloodpressure.
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7. What is Type II diabetes?
* Type 2 is the most common form of diabetes, affecting 85-90% of all people with diabetes. While it usually affects older adults, more and moreyounger people, even children, are getting type 2 diabetes.
* In type 2 diabetes, the pancreas makes some insulin but it is not produced in the amount your body needs and it does not workeffectively

Reading Guide

1. List two pros to powdered milk.
* It lasts longer and it does not require refrigeration
2. List two cons to powdered milk.
* If stored for to long, fatscan turn rancid and the taste is very different from regular milk making it difficult to tolerate.
3. List two pros to breastfeeding.
* It helps defend against infections, and it also helps toimprove maternal health
4. List two cons to breastfeeding.
* There is no preparation time, and antibodies can be passed from the nursing mother to the child.
5. According to the WHO, howmany infants under six months of age are exclusively breastfed?
* Less than 40%
6. Breastfeeding protects infants from which two primary causes of child mortality worldwide?
* It helps to...